Pondering The Future For Artificial Turf In 2023
The long run of artificial turf flying under the radar of researchers, policymakers, and the public is officially over. Last year felt like a turning point in discussions around artificial turf among multiple stakeholders. On the research side, 2022 brought an estimated 157 new publications related to artificial/synthetic turf, the second-highest number of academic papers […]
Sale Of Horticultural Peat To Be Banned In Move To Protect England’s Precious Peatlands.
All sales of peat to amateur gardeners in England will be banned by 2024, the Government has announced today (Saturday 27th August). Peatlands are the UK’s largest carbon store but only approximately 13% of our peatlands are in a near-natural state. This degradation has occurred due to drainage for agricultural use, overgrazing and burning, as […]
Peat-based Soil Is An Environmental Nightmare. Try These Alternatives.
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Nevada Passes A Grass Ban On Non-Functional Turf, Takes Effect in 2027
In the southern region of Nevada, many grassy areas will soon disappear. All “non-functional turf” must be replaced in the Southern Nevada Water Authority jurisdiction by 2027, according to Environmental Science and Engineering Magazine. For those unfamiliar, here’s the rationale behind the Nevada grass ban… Read Full Post
Brothers Unveil New Soccer Field They Donated To Vermont Elementary School in Muscoy
The playground at Vermont Elementary School is much greener these days thanks to five brothers who donated a new soccer field to the Muscoy school and greater community where they got their start. Well before the McGuire brothers built their successful bail bonds company, Cesar, Danny, Gabriel, Gilbert and Marco lived down the street from […]
$250K Given to improve Heber Elementary School’s athletic field
HEBER – The Miracles and Dreams Foundation has teamed up with the McGuire Brothers and AVAGROW, a recent press release said, to make a monetary contribution to Heber Elementary School. The donation, valued at over $250,000, will help transform the school by revamping the athletic field, providing the students with a greener and healthier playing surface. […]
Editorial: Say Goodbye To Grass That’s Only There For Looks. California Can’t Afford To Waste Water.
California was so dry and its water supply so precarious by May 2022 that the State Water Resources Control Board issued an emergency order: No drinkable water could be used to irrigate grass that had no function other than to look nice. The regulation does not apply to residential lawns, although they were already turning brown due to local restrictions on sprinkler use….. […]
Once Hailed As A Drought Fix, California Moves To Restrict Synthetic Turf Over Health Concerns
Gov. Gavin Newsom last week passed on a chance to limit the use of the so-called “forever chemicals” in legions of plastic products when he vetoed a bill that would have banned them in synthetic lawns. His veto of an environmental bill that overwhelmingly passed the Legislature underscores California’s convoluted guidance on the plastic turf that some […]